The suspected suicide of a 20-year-old student at Amal Jyothi Engineering College in Kottayam district’s Kanjirapally last week has brought attention to how self-financing engineering colleges in Kerala have straitjacketed their students in pursuit of academic goals.
The Satyagraha was a fight for access to the roads surrounding the Vaikom Mahadeva temple for people of all castes, who were otherwise forced to use roundabout paths to reach their destinations.
The fellowships carry with them a Rs 6 lakh stipend and aim to bring Indian-language texts with historical and cultural significance to a wider audience.